The Ilkhanid Book of Ascension

The Ilkhanid Book of Ascension
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages : 212
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ISBN-10 : 9780857718099
ISBN-13 : 0857718096
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Download or read book The Ilkhanid Book of Ascension written by Christiane Gruber and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02-28 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The traditional account of the Prophet Muhammad's ascension has inspired generations of writers and storytellers from the beginnings of Islam until today. By the tenth century, narratives describing Muhammad's encounter with prophets and angels, his colloquy with God, and his visits of heaven and hell lead to the formation of the "Book of Ascension", a novelizing and engaging literary genre most commonly written in Arabic and Turkic dialects. This is the study of an extremely rare Persian "Book of Ascension", which was written in Persian by an anonymous author and dates from the Ilkhanid Period (1256-1353). Christiane Gruber presents an English translation alongside the original manuscript text, together with critical commentary on the text as well as a series of Ilkhanid ascension paintings. The text appears to promote adherence, as well as to encourage conversion, to Sunni Islam - providing a fascinating insight into the interplay between artistic practices and missionary efforts aimed at promoting Sunni Islam in Persian lands during Ilkhanid rule.


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